Shafiqul Islam,
Sher E Bangla Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh
Biography
Md Shafiqul Islam—MS—is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology of Sher-e-Bangla Medical Hospital, Barisal, Bangladesh. He was trained in Singapore and Nepal. His areas of interest are Phaco Surgery, Medical Retina, Lasik and Ocular Trauma. He is the Focal Person of Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Program of southern part of Bangladesh. He is the life Member of the Ophthalmological Society of Bangladesh and All India Ophthalmological Society. He has good number of publications and has participated in many international seminars. He was awarded the Prof. Yasuo Tano Travel Grant as Young Ophthalmologist for his paper at APAO Conference 2017.
Abstract
Background: Eye injury is a common ophthalmic problem. It is an important and preventable public health problem worldwide.
Purpose: To assess the magnitude, pattern, extent, severity, causes and visual outcome of ocular injury in a tertiary hospital.
Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was done at the Eye Department of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College, Barisal over a period of two years. All patients who were admitted with eye injury through the outpatient or emergency routes were included in the study. They were examined to note the areas injured, type and extent of injury and impact on vision.
Results: Ocular injuries were 18.5% of total admitted patients and 16.3% of all operative cases. Out of total 406 cases, 74.3% were male and 25.6% were female. The average age was 26.3 years. Paediatric eye trauma constituted 29.8% of total cases which mostly occurred during playing. 71.4% cases arrived to our centre within 24 hours and 28.5% presented after 24 hours. Majority of the cases comprised of monocular trauma (93.8%). Blunt injuries constituted about 59.1% while 19.7% had sharp injuries. Open globe injuries were 23.8%. More than 1/3 of the patients had visual acuity worse than 3/60 at presentation and 5.4% cases were NPL